8 for 2024: Beautiful bikes for the new year
Please note: I mention and describe brands and models in this article. And this may also be advertising. It’s something…
Bikepacking
The return of the touring bike: Test ride with the Böttcher Evolution Pinion
Please note: Böttcher provided me with the test bike. Therefore this is an advert. There is a background to this…
Light, compact & spacious: My Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL 1 Bikepack in practice test
When I look at my tent history, it’s easy to understand the development of tents: in the beginning I had…
Bikepacking off the gravel: Test ride with the Tout Terrain Outback Xplore 29
To stay fresh in the mind, you have to be curious and step out of your comfort zone every now…
(My) 10 XC MTBs for Bikepacking & Racing
When it comes to riding and having fun off-road, gravel bikes have clearly evolved in recent years from a “marketing…
A different experience: my Bohemian Border Bash Race 2023
For almost two years I have been preparing for this, training many hundreds of hours and covering thousands of kilometres,…
Here we go: Bohemian Border Bash Race 2023
On Saturday, 2 September, at dawn, the Bohemian Border Bash Race will start in Jetrichovice, located in Bohemian Switzerland. And…
My Salsa Fargo for the Bohemian Border Bash Race 2023
On September 2, the Bohemian Border Bash Race will start and this time I will be there. Last year I…
Bikeanalytics: Evaluation Bikes Silk Road Mountain Race 2023
Since this morning they are on the road again: 115 solo riders and 16 pairs have set out to cover…
Finally: the BiketourGlobal Super Ultralight Bikepacking Shop is here!
Dear all, today the time has finally come and after months of work, hard negotiations with manufacturers and suppliers, as…
An Overnighter with “Blog Campfire”: About Nutrition, Rims, Tyres & Navigation
I packed my bags again and went off on an impromptu overnighter last week. As is often the case, I…
Plenty of space without wobbling: Test ride with the Tailfin Top Tube Pack – Flip
I’ve had a lot of experience with top tube bags for Bikepacking: my first one was the old Ortlieb top…
A beautiful country: On the road at the MainFranken Graveller
If there’s one thing we’ve learned in recent years, it’s that the beauty is often right on our own doorstep….
Bikeanalytics: Evaluation Bikes Hellenic Mountain Race 2023
Καλώς ήρθατε! A new Bikepacking race and with it a new evaluation of bikes and equipment: as of this morning,…
Everything in the frame: My new Gramm Custom Full Frame Bag
Sometime comes the moment when it becomes personal and you flirt with an individual and adapted to the bike frame…